"We serve a deliberately small number of clients — because excellence at scale is not excellence. What follows is a full account of our capabilities, our terms, and our commitment to the individuals and institutions who place their trust in us."
HRIH Investments (Pty) Ltd is a CIBA-accredited, B-BBEE Level 1 management consulting and strategic investment firm headquartered in Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa. With over fifteen years of continuous practice and more than five hundred engagements across the full spectrum of business — from emerging enterprises to listed corporates and high-net-worth private clients — we have developed a service architecture unlike anything available in the conventional professional services market.
We are not an accounting firm. We are not a generic advisory house. We are a niche private consulting practice built around a single principle: that the individuals and organisations we serve deserve the kind of integrated, discreet, and strategically intelligent counsel that was previously available only to those with access to the most exclusive institutions in private banking and corporate advisory.
This memorandum sets out our full suite of services — including management consulting, financial architecture, capital structuring, corporate governance, digital transformation, gold and commodity export facilitation, and bespoke HNI travel and lifestyle management — together with our pricing framework, engagement protocols, and client privacy charter.
We invite you to read this document as a private prospectus — one produced for the specific category of individual or institution that recognises the difference between a service provider and a trusted advisor of consequence.
Hilton R.I. Hartnick is the Founder and Managing Director of HRIH Investments. His academic formation — a BA (University of Stellenbosch), active MBA candidacy, TEFL professional qualifications, ICB Business Literacy, Certificate in Financial Management (IQ Academy), and a personally verified library of 43+ specialist texts across 14 disciplines — provides the intellectual foundation for a consulting practice of genuine breadth.
His Microsoft enterprise certifications (MCSE, MCP, MSDBA) and 15+ years of active practice across bookkeeping, accounting, trust administration, strategic consulting, digital solutions, capital structuring, and commodity transaction advisory give him an operational range that few individuals in the South African market can match.
Every client engagement is led personally by Hilton. Not delegated. Not managed by junior staff. You engage HRIH — you work with Hilton.
Twelve integrated disciplines — delivered under one authoritative engagement. Every service below is personally overseen by Hilton Hartnick. This is the full scope of what we bring to every client relationship.
The following services are available exclusively to retained HRIH clients and by private invitation. They represent capabilities that no conventional accounting or consulting firm offers — and that require the depth of relationships, regulatory knowledge, and discretion that only a firm of our standing can provide reliably.
High-net-worth individuals and international corporates require a different class of service — one that combines institutional-grade expertise with the speed, flexibility, and absolute confidentiality that traditional firms cannot offer. HRIH Investments was built precisely for this mandate.
HRIH Investments facilitates legal, compliant, and fully documented gold and precious commodity export transactions for international buyers, refinery partners, and institutional counterparties. South Africa's regulatory environment for gold export is complex — our advisory ensures every transaction is structured correctly from mine-to-market, with full SARB, SARS, and customs compliance.
We act as the South African advisory and compliance bridge between international buyers and local suppliers — facilitating due diligence, escrow structuring, documentation, and export protocol compliance. All engagements are conducted under strict NDA and subject to full AML/KYC verification of all parties.
For retained HNI clients, HRIH Investments provides a discreet travel and lifestyle management service — not through a travel agency, but through a personal advisory relationship. We handle the complexity so you experience only the result: seamless, private, and exceptional.
All fees are benchmarked against the South African professional services market and reviewed annually. HNI and corporate clients receive a formal engagement letter and fee proposal prior to commencement — no retainer is charged without a signed agreement. All fees exclude VAT where applicable.
| Service | Category | Scope | Market Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trust Registration & Admin Setup | Fiduciary | Full trust deed, trustee appointment, SARS registration | R8,500 |
| SPV Formation & Company Registration | Corporate | CIPC registration, tax number, governance documents | R6,500 |
| Investor-Grade Business Plan | Strategy | Comprehensive plan + 3-year financial projections | R12,000 |
| Capital Structuring & Funding Proposal | Finance | IDC/NEF/bank-ready · escrow-structured | R15,000 |
| Annual Financial Statements (Standalone) | Accounting | Per entity, per year, IFRS/SME compliant | R3,500 |
| SARS Dispute Resolution | Tax | Objection/appeal, audit representation | R4,500 |
| CIPC Annual Return Filing | Secretarial | Per entity, including statutory compliance review | R850 |
| B-BBEE Assessment & Advisory | Compliance | Full scorecard + level optimisation report | R5,000 |
| Executive Strategy Session (Half-Day) | Advisory | 4hrs, in-person or virtual, senior principal | R4,500 |
| HNI Estate & Succession Planning | HNI | Comprehensive estate architecture engagement | R18,500 |
| SA Business Establishment (Foreign Nationals) | International | Full setup package incl. CIPC, SARS, advisory | R12,500 |
| SaaS Platform Advisory & Digital Roadmap | Digital | Scoping, vendor selection, implementation roadmap | R9,500 |
| Property Holding Structure Optimisation | Property | Per portfolio · includes tax efficiency review | R8,500 |
| HNI Travel Management (Arrangement Fee) | Lifestyle | Per trip · plus supplier costs at cost | R5,000+ |
| Gold/Commodity Export Advisory | Commodities | Transaction facilitation · full compliance scope | POA |
| Discreet Transaction & Negotiation Advisory | Confidential | Private mandate · principal-level only | POA |
| International Business Facilitation | Cross-Border | Advisory for foreign investors entering SA/Africa | POA |
| Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory | Personal | One-on-one · per session | R3,500 |
Privacy is not a feature we offer. It is the non-negotiable foundation of every relationship we hold. The following charter governs how HRIH Investments conducts itself in relation to every client — without exception, and without revision based on convenience.
Every HRIH engagement follows a consistent, disciplined protocol — designed to protect your interests from the first contact through to long-term advisory delivery. Nothing is rushed. Nothing is assumed. Everything is documented.
All HRIH engagements can be conducted entirely remotely — from initial NDA through to ongoing advisory delivery. International clients have found our WhatsApp-first communication model particularly effective: real-time, personal, and free of the delays inherent in email-based advisory.
Fees may be settled in USD or EUR equivalents at the prevailing SARB rate. All documentation is produced bilingually (English) and can be adapted for international legal and regulatory contexts where required. For commodity and travel mandates, Hilton travels internationally where the engagement warrants it.
To enquire about a private engagement, request our investor deck, or simply begin a confidential conversation about your situation — contact Hilton directly. There is no sales team. No intermediary. Just a principal who will give your enquiry the attention it deserves.